Backyard Bars: The 10 Coolest

Shed

A while ago, we did a post on the newest sheddie trend of the year – the backyard bar. Today, our post is a little different to normal. We’re going all visual with an image based post of some of (what we consider to be) the coolest backyard bars around. Daily Mail   Solar Power CEE   Metro   Apartment Therapy   ReaderSheds   Northern Design Awards   Telegraph   Thrillist   Pubshed   ReaderSheds   Get in touch Cool, aren’t they? Let us know which one’s your favourite. And…

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Autumn/Winter 2017 – The Home Accessory Trends

Travel Trend

Although the weather’s still fairly decent, as far as the Great British summer goes, we have had a few cooler days. As these colder days start to overtake the sunny ones over the next month or so, our minds start to wonder towards winter. Log fires, cosy blankets and knitted jumpers are all keen favourites. In this post, we’re going to entice your wintery senses with some of this year’s most popular interior winter trends.   Grey Grey, as an interior colour, has boomed in popularity over the last few…

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Unusual afternoon teas around the UK

Apple Pie

Afternoon tea is a quintessentially British afternoon delicacy. Nowhere else would you find finger sandwiches filled with cucumber, the option of loose leaves, bagged or even bubbles. However, even here, afternoon tea has changed somewhat from tradition. Of course, you can still get hold of all the ingredients for a traditional afternoon soiree. Some places still serve it exactly as originally intended. Handpicked Hotels, for example, offer a traditional afternoon tea at the majority of their venues throughout the UK; they also do an afternoon tea for kids, too. If…

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A Central National Trust Road Trip – Part 2

National Trust

With a few weeks left of the school holidays it’s likely you’re running out of ideas to keep the kids entertained. If you’re not, then you’re almost certainly running out of affordable ideas that won’t leave you broke come September. Anyway, we’ve got just the answer. National Trust days out are renowned for their great value, but if you or a family member have a membership, then it becomes even more affordable. Following on from part one of our central tour, here is part two…   Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and…

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Cultural UK Getaways for 2017

London UK getaways

Stay-cay, holiday, getaway. Whatever you like to call it, UK getaways are becoming more popular than ever. Since the cost of going abroad has continued to soar, the UK holiday scene has began to boom. So, where’s popular on the UK holiday map this year?   Hadrian’s Wall It might not seem like the most popular place to holiday, but if you’re the outdoorsy type then you’ll love this. If you love the great outdoors then there’s every chance you’ve visited Hadrian’s Wall before. However, this year, there’s even more…

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